The Oracle, a UK shopping center located in Reading, recently refurbished and upgraded its 13-year-old fiber transmission from AMG Systems. According to Adam Parsonson-Smith, Technical Director of Zada (a local installer), the original AMG transmission solution had passed “the longevity test,” and an upgrade would be in order. The mall’s video surveillance system currently consists of 188 cameras, with three core optical-fiber rooms (river side car park, north sat room and south sat room) and a central control room. Zada installed a newly designed backbone that enables future installments of HD network cameras at the shopping center’s entrances.
The Oracle, a UK shopping center located in Reading, recently refurbished and upgraded its 13-year-old fiber transmission from AMG Systems. According to Adam Parsonson-Smith, Technical Director of Zada (a local installer), the original AMG transmission solution had passed “the longevity test,” and an upgrade would be in order. The mall's video surveillance system currently consists of 188 cameras, with three core optical-fiber rooms (river side car park, north sat room and south sat room) and a central control room. Zada installed a newly designed backbone that enables future installments of HD network cameras at the shopping center's entrances.
The upgrade project was completed in just two days, due to Zada and AMG working closely together and deciding how the upgrade could best be facilitated. AMG was particularly supportive in assisting Zada in finding the best solution, and provided quotations, supplies and answers to technical queries which minimized downtime during the upgrade, Parsonson-Smith remarked. “In fact, we're so happy with AMG's products that we habitually offer our clients five-year business plans, with a maintenance contract which also covers the AMG transmission equipment — as is the case with The Oracle.”
“I was part of the AMG team involved with the original implementation of CCTV at The Oracle in 1999,” said Alan Hayes, founder and MD of AMG Group. “The fact that Zada asked us to supply the equipment for the refurbishment has given us the opportunity to upgrade the solution to the latest AMG technology, and further futureproof what was a great solution in the first place.”